How ‘Fallout’ Reflects Hollywood’s New Approach to Video Game Adaptations
variety.comCynthia Littleton pmc-editorial-manager Microsoft’s Xbox division was under no pressure to turn its video game franchise “Fallout” into a TV series.
That’s one of the main reasons why the adaptation that premiered earlier this year on Amazon Prime Video has worked well for viewers and for dedicated fans of the game.
Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, and Jonah Nolan, executive producer and showrunner of the “Fallout” TV series, gave the backstory of how the TV series came to be during a discussion this week held as part of the Paley Center for Media’s International Council Summit in New York.
Spencer and Nolan discussed the growing convergence of gaming IP with TV, film and other forms of media. Spencer emphasized that the decision to seek a new iteration of “Fallout,” one of Xbox’s most popular properties, as a TV drama series was fueled in large part by the passion that Nolan expressed for the property.
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